WASHINGTON, July 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Philippines. The Philippines is a country not eligible to export meat and poultry products to the United States. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered the country.
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Identifiers in this source record
150-g. can of "Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF."175-g. can of "Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF."260-g. can of "Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF."150-g. can of "PUREFOODS CORNED BEEF."210-g. can of "PUREFOODS CORNED BEEF."150-g. can of "CHUNKEE CORNED BEEF."190-g. can of "CHUNKEE CORNED BEEF."7.43-oz. jar of "Lady's Choice Chicken Spread."Product & package: Brand, flavor, package size and UPC, when listed. Lot & date: Batch code and the exact best-by, use-by or production date. USDA mark: For meat or poultry, the establishment number when the notice specifies one.
Read the food & drink identification guideWhy this notice was issued
Import Violation
Official action
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' and restaurants' pantries and on retailers' shelves. Retailers who have purchased the products are urged not to sell them. Consumers and restaurants who have purchased these products are urged not to consume or serve them. Consumers are asked to double bag the product when discarding it to reduce the possibility of animals accessing the product because USDA cannot confirm whether the products were properly heated to control pathogens of concern to domestic livestock and poultry.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 150-g. can of "Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF."
- Source
- USDA FSIS
- Notice type
- Safety alert
- Source reference
- PHA-07102024-01
- Source status
- Public Health Alert
- Category
- Food & drink